We asked our readers to vote on the worst Christmas song of all time. This song beat Paul McCartney, Lady Gaga and that one ...

Elmo and Patsy' s "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" came in at No. 5, which seems a bit high. Rolling Stone called it "one ...

"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" may be slightly morbid for a Christmas song, but it's had staying power for the last four decades. The iconic comedy song by Elmo & Patsy has been No. 1 on ...

There won't be a more controversial Christmas song on this list of the Top 50 Country Christmas Songs than Elmo and Patsy's 'Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.' Every year, some wait for it, while ...

Yes, just in time for the holidays, a fresh dispute has arisen regarding the use of that beloved yuletide chorus, “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.″ On the chance that you aren’t familiar with the ...

Dr. Elmo Shropshire is ready to hang up his antlers. For years, the Marin County veterinarian has blocked out December to tour the country doing hundreds of radio interviews in support of the beloved ...

Surprisingly enough, a song about an elderly woman getting attacked by a wild animal became one of the most popular Christmas ...

DALLAS — The man behind the Christmas song, "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer," either the most loved or most loathed of the season and certainly one of its most memorable, has no problems being a ...

Medical Investigation: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer…Or Did She? Written by Randy Brooks and originally released by Dr. Elmo and Patsy Shropshire in 1979, "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" has ...

In Hear This, The A.V. Club writers sing the praises of songs they know well. This week: Our very own holiday HateSongs. The first time I heard “Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer,” I thought it was ...

It was a longshot that a Christmas song about a sweet grandmother getting run over by one of Santa’s reindeer would ever make it to a recording studio. An even longer one that it might get airplay.

A little advice: When friends and relatives come visiting around Christmas, don't haul out those old CDs with Madonna's rendition of "Santa Baby" or Barbra Streisand's "Jingle Bells?" And by all means ...